Sweeney Todd: Sondheim's Macabre Musical Thriller

Stephen Sondheim's thrilling masterpiece of murderous "barber-ism" and culinary crime is set in 19th-century London and tells the twisted tale of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after being banished for 15 years on false charges. Now he's ready to exact revenge on those who wronged him. At first focusing his grisly malevolence on the judge who framed him, his insatiable thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers. A tale of retribution and obsession, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street serves up deliciously macabre portions of gruesome humor, sinister spite and suspicious meat pies.

Venue Details

If you aren't familiar with Rice Univ, the venue is a bit hard to find. Its actually only about a block south of Rice Blvd. Parking is across the street in a student/faculty lot that opens to visitors after 5pm. You will have to swipe a credit card on entry and exit.

Great performance, solid cast. Sondheim is a favorite and this production didn't disappoint. Only downside that prevented me rating the production as 5 stars, was that the sound on a couple of the chorus numbers was a bit overwhelming when large...continued

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Contains adult language and themes.

About the Ticket Supplier: Generations, A Theatre Company

Generations was founded in 2008 and is a member of Texas Nonprofit Theatres. Generations provides a uniquely collaborative environment in which both professionals and younger nonprofessional apprentices can work, learn, and grow together. Producing new as well as established works at Rice University's Hamman Hall, Generations is a proving ground for the next generation of Houston-area theatre artists